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1 wxWindows 2 Change Log
2 ----------------------
3
4 next release (2.1.12 or 2.2?)
5 -----------------------------
6
7 wxBase:
8
9 - wxThread class modified to support both detached and joinable threads, also
10 added new GetCPUCount() and SetConcurrency() functions (useful under Solaris
11 only so far)
12 - wxLog functions are now (more) MT-safe
13 - wxStopWatch class, timer functions have more chances to return correct
14 results for your platform (use ANSI function where available)
15 - buffer overflows in wxString and wxLog classes fixed (if snprintf() function
16 is available)
17 - wxArray::RemoveAt() replaces deprectaed wxArray::Remove(index)
18
19 all (GUI):
20 - wxMenu(Bar)::Insert() and Remove() functions for dynamic menu menagament
21 - wxToolBar supports arbitrary controls (not only buttons) and can be
22 dynamically changed (Delete/Insert functions)
23 - wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl allow setting colour/fonts for individual items
24 - "file open" dialog allows selecting multiple files at once (contributed by
25 John Norris)
26 - wxDC::DrawRotatedText() (contributed by Hans-Joachim Baader, limited to
27 +/-90 degrees for now - contributions to improve it are welcome!)
28
29 wxMSW:
30
31 - wxTreeCtrl::IsVisible() bug fixed (thanks to Gary Chessun)
32 - tooltips work with wxRadioBox
33 - returning FALSE from OnPrintPage() aborts printing
34
35 wxGTK:
36
37 - wxFontMapper endless recursion bug (on some systems) fixed
38 - wxGTK synthesizes wxActivateEvents
39 - you can use UpdateUI handlers with wxTextCtrl
40
41 NOTE: for changes after wxWindows 2.1.0 b4, please see the CVS
42 change log.
43
44 Major improvements are listed in readme.txt.
45
46 2.1.0, b4, May 9th 1999
47 -----------------------
48
49 wxGTK:
50
51 - JPEG support added.
52 - Many fixes and changes not thought worth mentioning in this file :-)
53
54 wxMSW:
55
56 - wxNotebook changes: can add image only; wxNB_FIXEDWIDTH added;
57 SetTabSize added.
58 - JPEG support added.
59 - Fixes for Cygwin compilation.
60 - Added wxGA_SMOOTH and wxFRAME_FLOAT_ON_PARENT styles.
61 - Many fixes people didn't tell this file about.
62
63 wxMotif:
64
65
66 General:
67
68 - Some changes for Unicode support, including wxchar.h/cpp.
69
70
71 2.0.1 (release), March 1st 1999
72 -------------------------------
73
74 wxGTK:
75
76 - wxGLCanvas fixes.
77 - Slider/spinbutton fixes.
78
79 wxMSW:
80
81 - Fixed problems with <return> in dialogs/panels.
82 - Fixed window cursor setting.
83 - Fixed toolbar sizing and edge-clipping problems.
84 - Some makefile fixes.
85
86 wxMotif:
87
88 - None.
89
90 General:
91
92 - Added wxUSE_SOCKETS.
93 - More topic overviews.
94 - Put wxPrintPaperType, wxPrintPaperDatabase into
95 prntbase.h/cpp for use in non-PostScript situations
96 (e.g. Win16 wxPageSetupDialog).
97
98
99 Beta 5, February 18th 1999
100 --------------------------
101
102 wxGTK:
103
104 - wxExecute improved.
105
106 wxMSW:
107
108 - Fixed wxWindow::IsShown (::IsWindowVisible doesn't behave as
109 expected).
110 - Changed VC++ makefiles (.vc) so that it's possible to have
111 debug/release/DLL versions of the library available simultaneously,
112 with names wx.lib, wx_d.lib, wx200.lib(dll), wx200_d.lib(dll).
113 - Added BC++ 5 IDE files and instructions.
114 - Fixed wxChoice, wxComboBox constructor bugs (m_noStrings initialisation).
115 - Fixed focus-related crash.
116
117 wxMotif:
118
119 - Cured asynchronous wxExecute crash.
120 - Added repaint event handlers to wxFrame, wxMDIChildFrame.
121
122 General:
123
124 - wxLocale documented.
125 - Added include filenames to class reference.
126 - wxHelpController API changed: SetBrowser becomes SetViewer,
127 DisplaySection works for WinHelp, help sample compiles under Windows
128 (though doesn't display help yet).
129
130 Beta 4, February 12th 1999
131 --------------------------
132
133 wxGTK:
134
135 - Miscellaneous fixes.
136
137 wxMSW:
138
139 - Makefiles for more compilers and samples; Cygwin makefiles
140 rationalised.
141 - Added VC++ project file for compiling wxWindows as DLL.
142
143 wxMotif:
144
145 - Added OnEraseBackground invocation.
146 - Added wxRETAINED implementation for wxScrolledWindow.
147 - Cured scrolling display problem by adding XmUpdateDisplay.
148 - Tried to make lex-ing in the makefile more generic (command line
149 syntax should apply to both lex and flex).
150 - Changed file selector colours for consistency (except for buttons:
151 crashes for some reason).
152 - Fixed wxMotif version of wxImage::ConvertToBitmap (used new instead
153 of malloc, which causes memory problems).
154
155 General:
156
157 - Further doc improvements.
158 - wxGenericValidator added.
159 - Added wxImageModule to image.cpp, so adds/cleans up standard handlers
160 automatically.
161
162 Beta 3, January 31st 1999
163 -------------------------
164
165 wxGTK:
166
167 - wxClipboard/DnD API changes (still in progress).
168 - wxToolTip class added.
169 - Miscellaneous fixes.
170
171 wxMSW:
172
173 - wxRegConfig DeleteAll bug fixed.
174 - Makefiles for more compilers.
175 - TWIN32 support added.
176 - Renamed VC++ makefiles from .nt to .vc, and
177 factored out program/library settings.
178 - Fixed wxIniConfig bug.
179
180 wxMotif:
181
182 - A few more colour fixes.
183 - wxGLCanvas and OpenGL samples working.
184 - Some compiler warnings fixed.
185 - wxChoice crash fix.
186 - Dialog Editor starting to work on Motif.
187
188 General:
189
190 - wxBusyCursor class added.
191 - Added samples/dde.
192 - More doc improvements, incl. expanding docs/html/index.htm.
193
194 Beta 2, January 1999
195 --------------------
196
197 wxGTK:
198
199 wxMSW:
200
201 - 16-bit BC++ compilation/linking works albeit without the resource system.
202
203 wxMotif:
204
205 - Cured wxScreenDC origin problem so e.g. sash window sash is drawn at
206 the right place.
207 - Cured some widget table clashes.
208 - Added thread support (Robert).
209 - wxPoem sample now works.
210
211 General:
212
213 - Rearranged documentation a bit.
214 - Sash window uses area of first frame/dialog to paint over when drawing
215 the dragged sash, not just the sash window itself (it clipped to the right
216 or below).
217 - Made resource sample use the correct Cancel button id.
218 - Moved wxProp to main library (generic directory), created proplist
219 sample.
220 - Added bombs and fractal samples.
221
222 Beta 1, December 24th 1998
223 --------------------------
224
225 wxGTK:
226
227 - Various
228
229 wxMSW, wxMotif: not in sync with this release.
230
231
232 Alpha 18, December 29th 1998
233 ----------------------------
234
235 wxMSW:
236
237 - Win16 support working again (VC++ 1.5)
238 - Win16 now uses generic wxNotebook, wxListCtrl,
239 wxTreeCtrl -- more or less working now, although
240 a little work on wxNotebook is still needed.
241 Under 16-bit Windows, get assertion when you click
242 on a tab.
243 - Wrote 16-bit BC++ makefiles: samples don't yet link.
244 - Added CodeWarrior support to distribution courtesy
245 of Stefan Csomor.
246
247 wxMotif:
248
249 - Cured scrolling problem: scrollbars now show/hide themselves
250 without (permanently) resizing the window.
251 - Removed some commented-out lines in wxScrolledWindow::AdjustScrollbars
252 that disabled scrollbar paging.
253 - Set background colour of drawing area in wxWindow, so e.g. wxListCtrl
254 colours correctly.
255 - Removed major bug whereby dialogs were unmanaged automatically
256 when any button was pressed.
257 - Fixed colours of wxWindow scrollbars, made list and text controls
258 have a white background.
259 - Fixed dialog colour setting.
260 - Added settable fonts and colours for wxMenu/wxMenuBar. Now
261 they have sensible colours by default.
262 - Fixed a bug in wxStaticBox.
263 - Cured wxTreeCtrl bug: now works pretty well!
264 - Debugged DrawEllipticArc (a ! in the wrong place).
265 - Added SetClippingRegion( const wxRegion& region ).
266 - Added wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect versions of SetSize etc.
267
268 Alpha 17, November 22nd 1998
269 ----------------------------
270
271 wxMSW:
272
273 - More documentation updates, especially for
274 wxLayoutWindow classes and debugging facilities.
275 - Changed wxDebugContext to use wxDebugLog instead
276 of wxTrace.
277 - Now supports VC++ 6.0, and hopefully BC++ 5.0.
278 However, DLL support may be broken for BC++ since
279 VC++ 6 required changing of WXDLLEXPORT keyword
280 position.
281 - Numerous miscellaneous changes.
282
283 wxMotif:
284
285 - Reimplemented MDI using wxNotebook instead of the MDI widgets, which
286 were too buggy (probably not design for dynamic addition/removal of
287 child frames).
288 - Some improvements to the wxNotebook implementation.
289 - wxToolBar now uses a bulletin board instead of a form, in an attempt
290 to make it possible to add ordinary wxControls to a toolbar.
291 - Cured problem with not being able to use global memory operators,
292 by defining two more global operators, so that the delete will match
293 the debugging implementation.
294 - Added wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS so we can distinguish between using
295 global memory operators (usually OK) and #defining new to be
296 WXDEBUG_NEW (sometimes it might not be OK).
297 - Added time.cpp to makefile; set wxUSE_DATETIME to 1.
298 - Added a parent-existance check to popup menu code to make it not crash.
299 - Added some optimization in wxWindow::SetSize to produce less flicker.
300 It remains to be seen whether this produces any resize bugs.
301
302 It's a long time since I updated this file. Previously done:
303
304 - wxFrame, wxDialog done.
305 - wxScrolledWindow done (but backing pixmap not used at present).
306 - wxBitmap done though could be tidied it up at some point.
307 - Most basic controls are there, if not rigorously tested.
308 - Some MDI support (menus appear on child frames at present).
309 - wxNotebook almost done.
310 - wxToolBar done (horizontal only, which would be easy to extend
311 to vertical toolbars).
312
313 More recently:
314
315 - Colour and font changing done (question mark over what happens
316 to scrollbars).
317 - Accelerators done (for menu items and buttons). Also event loop
318 tidied up in wxApp so that events are filtered through ProcessXEvent.
319 - wxWindow::GetUpdateRegion should now work.
320
321 Alpha 16, September 8th 1998
322 ----------------------------
323
324 wxMSW:
325
326 - Added wxSashWindow, wxSashLayoutWindow classes, and sashtest
327 sample.
328 - Guilhem's socket classes added, plus wxsocket sample.
329 - A few more makefiles added.
330 - GnuWin32/BC++ compatibility mods.
331 - Further doc updates.
332 - wxProp updates for correct working with wxGTK.
333
334 wxMotif:
335
336 - First start at Motif port.
337 - Made makefiles for wxMotif source directory and minimal sample.
338 - First go at wxApp, wxWindow, wxDialog, wxPen, wxBrush, wxFont,
339 wxColour, wxButton, wxCheckBox, wxTextCtrl, wxStaticText,
340 wxMenu, wxMenuItem, wxMenuBar
341
342 Alpha 15, August 31st 1998
343 --------------------------
344
345 wxMSW:
346
347 - wxBitmap debugged.
348 - wxDC::GetDepth added.
349 - Contribution added whereby wxBitmap will be
350 converted to DC depth if they don't match.
351 - wxConfig API improved, documentation updated.
352 - Printing classes name conventions cleaned up.
353 - wxUpdateUIEvent now derives from wxCommandEvent
354 so event can travel up the window hierachy.
355
356 Alpha 14, July 31st 1998
357 ------------------------
358
359 wxMSW:
360
361 - Toolbar API has been simplified, and now
362 wxFrame::GetClientArea returns the available client
363 area when toolbar, status bar etc. have been accounted for.
364 wxFrame::CreateToolBar added in line with CreateStatusBar.
365 - Documentation updates, incl. for wxToolBar.
366 - New wxAcceleratorTable class plus wxFrame::SetAcceleratorTable.
367 - Various additions from other folk, e.g. streams, wxConfig
368 changes, wxNotebook.
369 - Added wxDocMDIParentFrame, wxDocMDIChildFrame for doc/view.
370
371 Alpha 13, July 8th 1998
372 -----------------------
373
374 wxMSW:
375
376 - Implemented wxPoint as identical to POINT on Windows, and
377 altered wxDC wxPoint functions to use wxPoint directly in
378 Windows functions, for efficiency.
379 - Cured wxASSERT bug in wxStatusBar95.
380 - #ifdefed out some bits in oleutils.cpp for compilers that
381 don't support it.
382 - Added some operators to wxPoint, wxSize.
383 - Added inline wxDC functions using wxPoint, wxSize, wxRect.
384
385 Alpha 12, July 7th 1998
386 -----------------------
387
388 wxMSW:
389
390 - Added wxApp::GetComCtl32Version, and wxTB_FLAT style, so can
391 have flat toolbars on Win98 or Win95 with IE >= 3 installed.
392
393 Alpha 11, July 3rd 1998
394 -----------------------
395
396 wxMSW:
397
398 - Added thread.h, thread.cpp.
399 - Changed Enabled, Checked to IsEnabled, IsChecked in wxMenu,
400 wxMenuBar.
401 - Changed wxMenuItem::SetBackColor to SetBackgroundColour,
402 SetTextColor to SetTextColour, and added or made public several
403 wxMenuItem accessors.
404 - Added two overloads to wxRegion::Contains. Added
405 wxRegion::IsEmpty for a more consistent naming convention.
406 - Added Vadim's wxDataObject and wxDropSource.
407 - ENTER/LEAVE events now work.
408 - Cured wxMemoryDC bug where the DC wasn't being deleted.
409 - Cured wxGauge SetSize major bugginess.
410 - Cured problem where if a GDI object was created on the stack,
411 then went out of scope, then another object was selected into
412 the DC, GDI objects would leak. This is because the assignment
413 to e.g. wxDC::m_pen would delete the GDI object without it first
414 being selected out of the DC. Cured by selecting the old DC object
415 first, then doing the assignment.
416 - Split up wxGaugeMSW, wxGauge95, wxSliderMSW, wxSlider95
417 - Various other bug fixes and additions.
418
419 Generic:
420
421 - Major work on Dialog Editor (still plenty to go).
422 - Expanded documentation a bit more.
423
424 Alpha 10, May 7th 1998
425 ----------------------
426
427 wxMSW:
428
429 - Added desiredWidth, desiredHeight parameters to wxBitmapHandler
430 and wxIcon functions so that you can specify what size of
431 icon should be loaded. Probably will remain a Windows-specific thing.
432 - wxStatusBar95 now works for MDI frames.
433 - Toolbars in MDI frames now behave normally. They still
434 require application-supplied positioning code though.
435 - Changed installation instructions, makefiles and batch files
436 for compiling with Gnu-Win32/Mingw32/EGCS. Also timercmn.cpp
437 change to support Mingw32/EGCS. Bison now used by default.
438
439 Alpha 9, April 27th 1998
440 ------------------------
441
442 wxMSW:
443
444 - Cured bug in wxStatusBar95 that caused a crash if multiple
445 fields were used.
446 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
447 compilation and pragmas.
448 - Cured wxMenu bug introduced in alpha 8 - didn't respond to
449 commands because VZ changed the id setting in wxMenu::MSWCommand.
450
451 Generic:
452
453 - Corrected some bugs, such as the wxModule compilation problem.
454 - Added Gnu-Win32 b19/Mingw32 support by changing resource
455 compilation and pragmas.
456 - Changed SIZEOF to WXSIZEOF.
457
458 Alpha 8, April 17th 1998
459 ------------------------
460
461 wxMSW:
462
463 - Added IsNull to wxGDIObject to check if the ref data is present or not.
464 - Added PNG handler and sample - doesn't work for 16-bit PNGs for
465 some reason :-(
466 - Added wxJoystick class and event handling, and simple demo.
467 - Added simple wxWave class. Needs Stop() function.
468 - Added wxModule (module.h/module.cpp) to allow definition
469 of modules to be initialized and cleaned up on wxWindows
470 startup/exit.
471 - Start of Mingw32 compatibility (see minimal and dialogs samples
472 makefile.m95 files, and install.txt).
473 - Note: Windows printing has stopped working... will investigate.
474 VADIM'S CHANGES:
475 - Updated wxString: bug fixes, added wxArrayString, some
476 compatibility functions.
477 - Updated log.h/cpp, added wxApp::CreateLogTarget.
478 - file.h: new wxTempFile class.
479 - defs.h: added wxSB_SIZE_GRIP for wxStatusBar95
480 - statbr95: wxStatusBar95 control.
481 - registry.h/cpp: wxRegKey class for Win95 registry.
482 - listbox.cpp: corrected some bugs with owner-drawn listboxes.
483 - wxConfig and wxFileConfig classes.
484
485 Generic:
486
487 - Added src/other/png, src/other/zlib directories.
488 - Added samples/png.
489 - IMPORTANT: Changed 'no id' number from 0 to -1, in wxEVT_ macros.
490 Porters, please check particularly your wxTreeCtrl and wxListCtrl
491 header files.
492 - Added modules.h/cpp, config.cpp, fileconf.cpp, textfile.cpp/h.
493
494 Alpha 7, March 30th 1998
495 ------------------------
496
497 wxMSW:
498
499 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
500 - Now can return FALSE from OnInit and windows will be
501 cleaned up properly before exit.
502 - Improved border handling so panels don't get borders
503 automatically.
504 - Debugged MDI activation from Window menu.
505 - Changes to memory debug handling, including checking for
506 memory leaks on application exit - but see issues.txt for
507 unresolved issues.
508 - Added wxTaskBarIcon (taskbar.cpp/h, plus samples/taskbar)
509 to allow maintenance of an icon in the Windows 95 taskbar
510 tray area.
511 - Got MFC sample working (MFC and wxWindows in the same
512 application), partly by tweaking ntwxwin.mak settings.
513 - Got DLL compilation working again (VC++).
514 - Changed wxProp/Dialog Editor filenames.
515
516 Generic:
517
518 - Added tab classes, tab sample.
519 - Revised memory.cpp, memory.h slightly; memory.h now #defines
520 new to WXDEBUG_NEW in DEBUG mode. Windows implementation app.cpp
521 now checks for leaks on exit. Added memcheck sample.
522 See src/msw/issues.txt for more details.
523 - resource.h, resource.cpp changed to make wxDefaultResourceTable
524 a pointer. Now initialize resource system with
525 wxInitializeResourceSystem and wxCleanUpResourceSystem, to
526 allow better control of memory.
527 - wxString now derives from wxObject, to enable memory leak
528 checking.
529 - Added some #include fixes in various files, plus changed
530 float to long in wxToolBar files.
531
532 Alpha 6, March 10th 1998
533 ------------------------
534
535 wxMSW:
536
537 - Found stack error bug - stopped unwanted OnIdle recursion.
538 - Removed bug in wxTreeCtrl::InsertItem I added in alpha 5.
539 - Changed exit behaviour in wxApp/wxFrame/wxDialog. Now will
540 check if the number of top-level windows is zero before
541 exiting. Also, wxApp::GetTopWindow will return either
542 m_topWindow or the first member of wxTopLevelWindows, so you
543 don't have to call wxApp::SetTopWindow.
544 - Added dynarray.h/dynarray.cpp (from Vadim).
545 - Added first cut at OLE drag and drop (from Vadim). dnd sample
546 added. Drop target only at this stage. See src/msw/ole/*.cpp,
547 wx/include/msw/ole/*.h. WIN32 only because of UUID usage.
548 Doesn't work with GnuWin32 - no appropriate headers e.g. for
549 IUnknown.
550 Doesn't work with BC++ either - crashes on program startup.
551 - Added Vadim's owner-draw modifications - will probably remain
552 Windows-only. This enhances wxMenu, wxListBox. See ownerdrw sample.
553 - Added wxLB_OWNERDRAW for owner-draw listboxes.
554 - Vadim's wxCheckListBox derives from wxListBox. See checklst sample.
555 Doesn't entirely work for WIN16.
556 - Vadim has added wxMenuItem as a separate file menuitem.cpp. It
557 can also be used as an argument to wxMenu::Append, not just for
558 internal implementation.
559 - Some #ifdefs done for MINGW32 compilation (just alter OPTIONS
560 in makeg95.env, together with mingw32.bat). However, resource
561 binding is not working yet so most apps with dialogs crash.
562
563 Generic:
564
565 - Added Vadim's dynarray.h, dynarray.cpp.
566 - Added Vadim's menuitem.cpp.
567 - Added Windows-specific wxCheckListBox,
568 owner-draw wxListBox, and drag-and-drop
569 (see docs/msw/changes.txt).
570
571 Alpha 5, 14th February 1998
572 --------------------------
573
574 wxMSW:
575
576 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
577 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
578 the Windows-specific code only. See docs/changes.txt for generic
579 changes.
580 - Removed Windows-specific reference counting system (GDI
581 resources were cleaned up in idle time) - minimal
582 advantages now we have a wxWin reference counting system.
583 - Added missing WXDLLEXPORT keywords so DLL compilation works
584 again.
585 - Removed most warnings for GnuWin32 compilation.
586 - Added wxRegion/wxRegionIterator, but haven't yet used it in
587 e.g. wxDC.
588
589 Generic:
590
591 - GENERIC AND MSW-SPECIFIC CODE NOW TREATED AS TWO SEPARATE
592 DISTRIBUTIONS. This change log will therefore now refer to
593 the generic code only. See docs/msw/changes.txt for Windows-specific
594 changes.
595 - Readmes, change logs and installation files now go in
596 platform-specific directories under docs, e.g. docs/msw,
597 docs/gtk.
598 - Added DECLARE_APP and IMPLEMENT_APP macros so wxApp object gets
599 created dynamically, not as a global object.
600 - Put wxColour into wx/msw/colour.h, src/msw/colour.cpp.
601 - Changed names of some include/wx/generic headers to be
602 consistent and to conform to gcc pragma conventions. Also
603 changed choicesg.cpp to choicdgg.cpp.
604 - Added gcc pragmas.
605 - Added gtk inclusion in include/wx headers.
606 - Added consistent file headings to source and headers.
607 - Removed lang.cpp, lang.h and references to wxSTR_... variables;
608 added a few references to wxTransString.
609 - Added operator to wxTransString that converts automatically
610 to wxString, so we can say e.g. wxMessageBox(wxTransString("Hello"), ...).
611 - samples/internat now works (minimally).
612 - Added wxMouseEvent::GetPosition and
613 wxMouseEvent::GetLogicalPosition, both returning wxPoints.
614 - Made wxSize and wxRect contain longs not ints.
615 - Cured some lemory leaks (thanks Vadim).
616 - Tidied up OnIdle and introduced RequestMore/MoreRequested so
617 will only keep processing OnIdle if it returns TRUE from
618 MoreRequested.
619
620 Alpha 4, 31st January 1998
621 --------------------------
622
623 All:
624
625 - Changed wxDC functions to take longs instead of floats. GetSize now takes
626 integer pointers, plus a version that returns a wxSize.
627 - const keyword added to various wxDC functions.
628 - Under Windows, wxDC no longer has any knowledge of whether
629 an associated window is scrolled or not. Instead, the device
630 origin is set by wxScrolledWindow in wxScrolledWindow::PrepareDC.
631 - wxScrolledWindow applications can optionally override the virtual OnDraw
632 function instead of using the OnPaint event handler. The wxDC passed to
633 OnDraw will be translated by PrepareDC to reflect scrolling.
634 When drawing outside of OnDraw, must call PrepareDC explicitly.
635 - wxToolBarBase/wxToolBarSimple similarly changed to allow for
636 scrolling toolbars.
637 - Integrated wxPostScriptDC patches for 1.xx by Chris Breeze,
638 to help printing with multiple pages.
639 - IPC classes given base classes (wxConnectionBase etc.) which
640 define the API used by different implementations. DDE
641 implementation updated to use these base classes.
642 - wxHelpInstance now separated into wxHelpControllerBase (base
643 for all implementations), wxWinHelpController (uses standard
644 WinHelp), wxXLPHelPController (talks to wxHelp by DDE or
645 TCP/IP). There will be others eventually, such as
646 wxHTMLHelpController for Microsoft (and Netscape?) HTML Help.
647 - Added Vadim Zeitlin's wxString class plus
648 internationalization code (gettext simulation, wxLocale, etc.).
649 New files from Vadim:
650 include\wx\string.h
651 include\wx\debug.h
652 include\wx\file.h
653 include\wx\log.h
654 include\wx\intl.h
655 src\common\string.cpp
656 src\common\log.cpp
657 src\common\intl.cpp
658 src\common\file.cpp
659 No longer use GNU wxString files.
660 - Split off file-related functions into include\wx\filefn.h and
661 src\common\filefn.cpp.
662 - Borland C++ support (WIN32) for main library and
663 samples, using makefile.b32 files.
664 - Preparation done for allowing BC++ to compile wxWin as a DLL,
665 including changes to defs.h.
666 - wxIntPoint removed, wxPoint is now int, and wxRealPoint
667 introduced.
668 - Added wxShowEvent (generated when window is being shown or
669 hidden).
670 - Got minimal, docview, mdi samples working for 16-bit VC++ and
671 cured 16-bit problem with wxTextCtrl (removed global memory
672 trick).
673 - Updated GnuWin32 makefiles, checked minimal, mdi, docview samples.
674
675 Alpha 3, September 1997
676 -----------------------
677
678 All:
679
680 - wxListCtrl, wxTreeCtrl, wxImageList classes done.
681 - Instigated new file hierarchy, split files and classes up more logically.
682 - PrologIO and some other utils now put into core library.
683 - Revamped print/preview classes, added wxPageSetupDialog.
684 - Started documentation.
685
686 Alpha 2, 30th April 1997
687 ------------------------
688
689 All:
690
691 - EVT_... macros now have at least one argument, for conformance
692 with MetroWerks compiler.
693 - Added ids to .wxr file format.
694 - Got Dialog Editor compiled and running again but need
695 to extend functionality to be in line with new controls.
696 Added dialoged\test app to allow dynamic loading of .wxr files
697 for testing purposes.
698 - Rewrote wxBitmap to allow installable file type
699 handlers.
700 - Rewrote wxBitmapButton, wxStaticBitmap to not use Fafa.
701 - Wrote most of wxTreeCtrl and sample (need wxImageList to implement it
702 fully).
703 - Added back wxRadioBox.
704 - Tidied up wx_main.cpp, wxApp class, putting PenWin code in
705 a separate file.
706
707 Alpha 1, 5th April 1997
708 -----------------------
709
710 Generic:
711
712 At this point, the following has been achieved:
713
714 - A lot, but not all, of the code has been revamped for better
715 naming conventions, protection of data members, and use of
716 wxString instead of char *.
717 - Obsolete functionality deleted (e.g. default wxPanel layout,
718 old system event system) and code size reduced.
719 - Class hierarchy changed (see design doc) - base classes such
720 as wxbWindow now removed.
721 - No longer includes windows.h in wxWin headers, by using stand-in
722 Windows types where needed e.g. WXHWND.
723 - PrologIO revised.
724 - wxScrolledWindow, wxStatusBar and new MDI classes added.
725 MDI is now achived using separate classes, not window styles.
726 - wxSystemSettings added, and made use of to reflect standard
727 Windows settings.
728 - SetButtonFont/SetLabelFont replaced by SetFont; font and colour
729 settings mucho rationalised.
730 - All windows are now subclassed with the same window proc to make
731 event handling far more consistent. Old internal wxWnd and derived
732 classes removed.
733 - API for controls revised, in particular addition of
734 wxValidator parameters and removal of labels for some controls.
735 - 1 validator written: see examples/validate.
736 - Event table system introduced (see most samples and
737 wx_event.cpp/ProcessEvent, wx_event.h). wxEvtHandler
738 made more flexible, with Push/PopEventHandler allowing a chain
739 of event handlers.
740 - wxRadioBox removed - will be added back soon.
741 - Toolbar class hierarchy revised:
742 wxToolBarBase
743 wxToolBarSimple (= old wxToolBar)
744 wxToolBar95 (= old wxButtonBar under Win95
745 wxToolBarMSW (= old wxButtonBar under WIN16/WIN32)
746 - Constraint system debugged somewhat (sizers now work properly).
747 - wxFileDialog, wxDirDialog added; other common dialogs now
748 have class equivalents. Generic colour and font dialogs
749 rewritten to not need obsolete panel layout.
750 - .wxr resource system partially reinstated, though needs
751 an integer ID for controls. Hopefully the resource system
752 will be replaced by something better and more efficient
753 in the future.
754 - Device contexts no longer stored with window and accessed
755 with GetDC - use wxClientDC, wxPaintDC, wxWindowDC stack
756 variables instead.
757 - wxSlider uses trackbar class under Win95, and wxSL_LABELS flag
758 determines whether labels are shown. Other Win95-specific flags
759 introduced, e.g. for showing ticks.
760 - Styles introduced for dealing with 3D effects per window, for
761 any window: all Win95 3D effects supported, plus transparent windows.
762 - Major change to allow 3D effect support without CTL3D, under
763 Win95.
764 - Bitmap versions of button and checkbox separated out into new
765 classes, but unimplemented as yet because I intend to remove
766 the need for Fafa - it apparently causes GPFs in Win95 OSR 2.
767 - utils/wxprop classes working (except maybe wxPropertyFormView)
768 in preparation for use in Dialog Editor.
769 - GNU-WIN32 compilation verified (a month or so ago).
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